Clubs and Groups
Clubs and groups affiliated with the Alumnae Association of Mount Holyoke College connect alumnae to one another and to the College. Members of clubs and groups interact in person and virtually—from hosting events to serving the local community to providing career networking opportunities to simply connecting over a shared interest. Club and group members also often volunteer for College offices, such as the Office of Admission, the Office of Advancement, or the Career Development Center.
Membership in our more than one hundred alumnae clubs and groups is open to any alum, graduate or non-graduate, who attended Mount Holyoke for at least a year, or any recipient of a graduate degree from Mount Holyoke College.
Alabama
Alabama
Birmingham, AL
Contact: Pauline Scott ’82
Arizona
Central and Northern Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
Contact: Barbara Harrington Murphy ’75
Southern Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Co-Contact: Christine Wells ’81
Co-Contact: Norma Davenport ’66
California
Northern California
San Francisco, CA Website / Facebook Group
Co-Contact: Hannah Fairbanks ’03
Co-Contact: Stephanie Corrales ’16
San Diego
San Diego, CA
Club Contact: Kelly Nilsson ’88
Peninsula
Palo Alto, CA Website / Facebook Group
Contact: Trudy Levy ’69
Southern California
Los Angeles, CA Facebook Group
Contact: Gretchen Hays ’64
Colorado
Colorado
Denver, CO Facebook Group
Contact: Janet Hayes ’74
Connecticut
Bridgeport
Bridgeport, CT
Contact: Nan Redmond ’77
Hartford
Hartford, CT Website
Facebook Group
Contact: Carolyn Dorais ’68
Fairfield Villages
Old Greenwich, CT Facebook Page
Contact: Cheryl Greene ’88
District of Columbia
Washington DC
Washington, DC Website / Facebook Page
Contact: Ann Croft ’95
Florida
West Central Florida
Tampa area, FL Facebook Group
Contact: Jeanne Egan ’87
Palm Beach
Palm Beach County, FL Facebook Group
Contact: Beth Cutler ’82
Panhandle
Pensacola, FL
Co-Contact: Kamala Tribus ’81
Co-Contact: Laura Keith King ’74
Southeast Florida
Miami, FL Facebook Group
Co-Contact: Ivelisse Berio LeBeau ’87
Co-Contact: Claudia Mendieta ’81
Southwest Florida
Sarasota, FL Website
Contact: Joyce Gleason ’69
Georgia
Atlanta
Atlanta, GA Facebook Group
Contact: Teresa (Terri) Kruzan ’75
Idaho
Boise
Boise, ID
Contact: Sarah (Sally) Michalec ’76
Illinois
Chicago
Chicago, IL
Facebook Group
Contact: Karuna Brunk ’05
Champaign-Urbana IL
Indiana
Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
Co-Contact: Victoria I. Streiff ’90
Co-Contact: Stacie M. King ’93
Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
Co-Contact: Catherine Boeckmann ’90
Co-Contact: Peggy Boehm ’66
Kansas
Kansas City
Overland Park, KS Website / Facebook Group
Kentucky
Kentuckiana
Louisville, KY
Co-Contact: Lynda (Lyndy) Dean Alexander ’80
Louisiana
Louisiana
New Orleans, LA Facebook Group
Contact: Molly Vigour ’96
Maine
Maine
Brunswick, ME Facebook Group
Co-Contact: Heather Lee Stone ’93
Co-Contact: Jennifer Meserve ’92
Massachusetts
Boston
Greater Boston, MA Facebook Page
Co-Contact: Shannon Dalton Giordano ’91
Co-Contact: Perrin McCormick Menashi ’90
Cape Cod
Cape Cod, MA Facebook Page
Contact: Melissa Russell ’01
Pioneer Valley
South Hadley, MA Facebook Group
Contact: Danielle (Dani) Ryan ’06
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI Facebook Page
Contact: Sevanne A. Demirjian ’95
Detroit
West Bloomfield, MI
Contact: Virginia Delaney-Black ’69
SouthWest Michigan
St. Joseph, MI
Contact: Jocelyn D. Steinke ’86
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Contact: Anne Jennen ’88
Missouri
Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO
Contact: Ellie Schwetye ’04
Montana
Southwest Montana
Helena, MT
Contact: April Sparks ’04
Nebraska
Omaha
Omaha, NE
Contact: Emily Brush ’03
New Hampshire
New Hampshire
Stratham, NH
Contact: Lois A. Graham ’82
New Jersey
Bergen-Passaic-Rockland Counties
Midland Park, NJ
Co-Contact: Amy Woodard ’00
Co-Contact: Linda Saxon ’95
Monmouth County
Red Bank, NJ
Contact: Elizabeth McDermott ’80
Northern New Jersey
Madison, NJ Facebook Group
Contact: Carolyn Conant-Hiley ’83
Princeton
Princeton, NJ
Contact: Sara Hill ’62
New York
Capital District
Slingerlands, NY
Contact: Miriam Cantor-Stone ’12
Genesee Valley
Rochester, NY
Contact: Lindsey Reber ’63
Long Island
Dix Hills, NY
Contact: Stephanie Jaffe Green ’77
Mid-Hudson Valley
Hudson, NY
Contact: Shawn H. Hancock ’80
New York City
New York, NY Website / Facebook Page
Co-Contact: Sweta Adhikari ’10
Co-Contact: Courtney Kaufman ’16
Syracuse
Fayetteville, NY Facebook Group
Contact: Uma Pinninti-Cassagnol ’97
Utica/Mowhawk Valley
Clinton, NY
Contact: Margaret Olofson Thickstun ’77
Westchester/Rockland
Westchester, NY Facebook Page
Contact: Susan Weill ’74
North Carolina
Piedmont
Durham, NC Facebook Group
Contact: Meredith Henderson ’88
Ohio
Central Ohio
Columbus, OH Facebook Page
Contact: Elizabeth (Betsy) Clarke ’73
Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH Facebook Page
Co-Contact: Valerie Pence ’72
Co-Contact: Barbara Seiver ’70
Northeast Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Contact: Erin Rocchio ’06
Oregon
Portland
Portland, OR
Contact: Sarah Binns ’08
Pennsylvania
Northeastern
Allentown, PA
Contact: Joan Miller Moran ’58
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA Facebook Group
Contact: Felicia Yu ’13
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
Co-Contact: Diana Bosse Mathis ’70
Co-Contact: Diana Marston Wood ’58
Rhode Island
Rhode Island
Barrington, RI
Co-Contact: Kristen Materne ’87
Co-Contact: Erika Sevetson ’91
Tennessee
Memphis
Memphis, TN
Contact: Charlotte Gillespie ’92
Texas
Dallas/Fort Worth
Dallas, TX
Co-Contact: Jane Pollard Mayo ’71
Co-Contact: Karen Wilbur ’68
Houston
Houston, TX Website / Facebook Page
Co-Contact: Taryn Gore ’09
Virginia
Richmond
Richmond, VA
Contact: Santresda (Sandy) Johnson ’00
Washington
Puget Sound
Mount Vernon, WA Facebook Page
Contact: Elizabeth Burr-Brandstadt ’91
Wisconsin
Appleton
Oshkosh, WI
Contact: Elizabeth Burkhalter ’94
Madison
Madison, WI Facebook Group
Contact: Sarah Donermeyer Zylstra ’92
Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
Contact: Christina Rutkowsi Schlagenhauf ’85
Global
The Mount Holyoke Global Alum Alliance
An ad hoc group of alum volunteers committed to voicing the interests, recognition and engagement of the growing body of alums from or living outside the U.S. The group fosters connections and program activities that connect global alums with each other, the Alumnae Association and the College. Group members mentor volunteers and country leads advise the Alumnae Association and the College on outreach and serve as global regional points of contact for global alums.
Founding members include:
Kim Hunter ’75
Eleanor Chang ’78
Silvia Maulini ’80
Dr. Ann Blake ’85
Vijaya Pastala ’89
Contact: MHGlobalAA@gmail.com
Africa
Mount Holyoke African Alumnae Facebook Group
Ghana
Ghana
Accra, Ghana Facebook Group
Contact: Stephanie Adu Dzandu ’09
Asia
Mount Holyoke Asian Alumnae Facebook Group
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Contact: Tamazer Ahmed Shareef ’04
China
Beijing
Beijing, China
Co-Contact: Shujing He ’15
Co-Contact: Isabel Nepstad ’12
Co-Contact: Songqiao Yao ’11
Shanghai
Shanghai, China
Contact: Diane Chen ’97
Hong Kong
Wanchai, Hong Kong Facebook Group
Contact: Leslie Fu Pang ’97
Japan
Japan
Okinawa, Japan
Elana Bertram ’04
India
Mumbai
Mumbai, India Facebook Group
Contact: Vijaya Pastala ’89
New Delhi
New Delhi, India Facebook Group
Contact: Shireen Alam ’97
Malaysia
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Co-contact: Janice Shiu ’14
Co-contact: Yen Ping Teh ’12
Pakistan
Pakistan
Karachi, Pakistan
Co-contact: Sadia Khatri ’15
Co-contact: Natasha Ansari ’13
Philippines
Philippines
Manila, Philippines
Contact: Maria Gochoco-Bautista ’78
Singapore
Singapore
Singapore
Contact: Natalya Marusich ’04
South Korea
South Korea
Seoul, South Korea Facebook group
Contact: Frances Lee ’85
Australia/Oceania
Australia
Australia
Sydney, Australia Facebook Group
Contact: Olia Petkova ’01
New Zealand
Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Contact: Megan Couture FP’11
Europe
European Alumnae Council
European Council Website
European Alumnae Facebook Group
Belgium
Belgium
Leuven, Belgium
Contact: Erica Lutes ’02
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Contact: Anita Pion Selec ’88
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Plovdiv, Bulgaria Facebook Group
Contact: Krasina Koleva ’09
Denmark
Denmark
Frederiksberg, Denmark
Contact: Evelina Poumpalova ’97
France
France
Paris, France Facebook Page
Contact: Geraldine Boucherat CG ’99
Southwest France
Toulouse, France
Contact: Laura Campbell ’06
Germany
Germany Facebook Group
Contact: Gergana Karadzhova ’12
Berlin
Berlin, Germany Facebook Group
Contact: Marcia C. Schenck ’09
Cologne and Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany Facebook Group
Contact: Vanieta Canonico-Jahn ’77
Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Contact: Heather Do ’07
Munich
Munich, Germany
Contact: Nancy Kuehler ’65
Greece
Greece
Athens, Greece
Contact: Ioli Christopoulou ’01
Hungary
Hungary
Budapest, Hungary
Contact: Veronika Mak ’16
Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula
Madrid, Spain Website / Facebook Group
Contact: Elizabeth Ta’eed ’09
Ireland
Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
Contact: Barbara Schmidt Kelly ’69
Italy
Italy
Roma, Italy Facebook Group
Contact: Kate Conmy McElwee ’07
Latvia
Latvia
Riga, Latvia
Contact: Indra Priede ’92
Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Gonderange, Luxembourg
Contact: Elisabeth Engelberg ’83
Norway
Norway
Vinterbro, Norway Facebook Group
Contact: Nicole Ratté Guttormsen ’91
Poland
Poland
Bialystok, Poland
Co-Contact: Aniela White Staszewska ’05
Co-Contact: Sylwia Wasiak-Rakowska FP’04
Russia
Russia
Ozersk, Russia
Contact: Evgeniya Efremova ’08
Sweden
Sweden
Taby, Sweden Facebook Group
Contact: Nisha Nilsson ’91
Switzerland
Switzerland
Oberwil, Switzerland Facebook Group
Contact: Sarah Thomforde ’96
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
Amsterdam, Netherlands Facebook Group
Contact: Silvia Maulini ’80
Turkey
Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey
Contact: Zeynep Kurmus Hurbas ’96
United Kingdom
Britain
London, England Website / Facebook Group
Middle East and North Africa
Mount Holyoke Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Alumnae Facebook Group
Contact: Farah Rawas ’17
North America
Canada
Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Contact: Therese Baron ’03
Mexico
Mexico City
Mexico City, Mexico
Contact: Lilian Rodrigues Alves ’11
South/Central America and the Caribbean
Mount Holyoke Latin America and the Caribbean Alumnae Facebook Group
Jamaica
Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
Contact: Nicole C. Brown ’05
Clubs and groups can also be based on a shared interest or affinity, providing opportunities to connect for career networking and building relationships with MHC students related to that particular interest.
Lyon’s Pride
For lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer alumnae/alumni, students, faculty, and staff of Mount Holyoke College and their partners.
Contact: Donna Albino ’83
Mount Holyoke V8s Alumnae
An active group of V8s alumnae who are connected to, informed about, and involved in the life and work of the College.
Contact: Caroline Griep ’86
» How to apply for affiliated club status with the Alumnae Association.
Alums have created social media groups to connect with other Mount Holyoke alums. They are simply groups of alums with a common interest or connection. These groups interact primarily online, using Facebook, and other social media. These groups are not affiliated with or sponsored by the Alumnae Association. If you have a group that you’d like listed below, please contact alumnaeassociation@mtholyoke.edu.
Many classes and clubs have their own social media groups.
- Facebook
- Mount Holyoke Black Alumnae Group
- Mount Holyoke Writers and Mentors
- MoHos with Kiddos
- MHC Step-Parents
- MoHos with Special Kiddos
- MoHos Meetup
- MHC Over 40. Same Sisterhood, More Experience.
- MHC Over 60. Sisters Strong!
- MoHo Career Chat
- MHC V8s Alumnae
- Mount Holyoke Glee Club Alumnae
- MHC Moms in Maine
- Mount Holyoke European Alumnae
- MoHos with Libros (a book club/reading group)
- Poor, Working-Class, and First Gen Mohos
- Mount Holyoke Divers
- Mount Holyoke College (MHC) – Alumnae Attorneys
Connect with other dynamic Mount Holyoke alumnae in your area by volunteering for a club or group or starting one in your area. Club and group volunteers can find resources on our Club and Group Volunteers webpage.